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intermediate & Large Frame Snowthrowers
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Drive
TRACTION DRIVE TENSION
Initial Adjustment
CHANNEL HANDLE MODELS
1. With the drive lever engaged, bottom end of lower rod
(D, Figure 20) should be flush with bottom of spring
(E).
2. To adjust, loosen the two nuts, (B) and hold the lower
rod to keep from rotating. Turn the turnbuckle (C)
toward the right to lower rod or toward the left to raise
rod.
3. Engage the drive lever to check the adjustment.
When correct, tighten the two nuts (B) against the
turnbuckle (C). Hold the turnbuckle (C) with pliers
while tightening the nuts (B).
TUBE HANDLE MODELS
1. With the drive lever released there should be no slack
in the cable when moved slightly from side to side,
but bellcrank arm remains in fully down position.
1. To adjust tension on the cable loosen adjustment hex
nut (D, Figure 21) by holding the adjusting flats (A).
Turn the adjustment screw. The adjustment screw is
a phillips screw and the head can be held or turned
by inserting a screwdriver through the traction drive
clutch cable spring
3. Engage the drive lever to check the adjustment.
When correct, tighten hex nut securely. The unit
should able to be pushed forward and back freely.
Run-in Adjustment
ALL MODELS
1. After 5 hours of use, check for proper adjustment.
Readjust clutch cable if necessary by increasing ten-
sion on cable. A small amount of bellcrank arm move-
ment is permissible if unit passes operating checks
described in the Caution at left.
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Figure 20. Drive Tension Adjustment
A. Upper Rod
B. Nuts
C. Turnbuckle
D. Lower Rod
E. Spring
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Figure 21. Traction Drive Adjustment (Tube Handle
Models)
A. Adjusting Fiats
B. Spring Hook
C. Bellcrank Arm
D. Nut
E. Adjustment Screw
6/2004 11 TP 399-4079-00-LW-SN
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